#itoito

Once the cave came into view, it would be immediately obvious that something foreign to Lalotai had set up their home there. Outside the cave entrance, a clothesline was drawn and a few human t-shirts were flapping in the gentle breeze. There was also a fenced-off garden filled with the most colorful, non-carnivorous flowers that the Realm of Monsters had to offer, as well as a selection of edible plants.

((Look, @subukunojess, I finally got around to designing her! What do you think? 

This is Itoito, a very aggressive, defensive crab who firmly believes she is protecting a clutch of eggs. She was once a male, but was taken as a host by a monster rhizocephalan barnacle, which took control and made the crab believe he was female and had always been female, and that the yellow bulge that had burst forth on his underside was his own brood of eggs. 

Itoito from Space Sheriff Shaider ep. 29

Kaitiaki was still out discussing things with Tupu… but Jay had been filled in on the situation once she’d been well enough to handle it… And she was getting more and more worried over how things would pan out for her adoptive son and his mates…

So when Itoito was acting restless, she noticed.

The human approached as cautiously as possible, and very gently placed her hand against one of the crab’s legs.

ɴᴀᴍᴇ: Itoito ᴀʟɪᴀs (ɴɪᴄᴋɴᴀᴍᴇs): None ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ: Technically trans female, though not exactly of her own will? ᴀɢᴇ: Heck if I know. Suggestions, anyone?  ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ʙɪʀᴛʜ: (see above) sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇs: English, crabspeak ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: None, unless you count guardian of her “eggs”/future mother (or at least, she believes she’s a future mother) ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ: Assault, murder, theft, cannibalism (crab’s gotta do what a crab’s gotta do to eat sometimes when you’re on the run and other options are scarce, it’s not really a preferred option but it’s happened before), probably a few others ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ: Dark brown/black, occasionally turn yellow and black ʜᴀɪʀ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ: None (she’s a crab, no hair) ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛ: About 35 feet sᴄᴀʀs: Lots of them, especially on her claws. Also has a fairly large one on her neck and a small crack/break in one leg. ʙᴜʀɴs: None ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ: No ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ: No... But in the past she has been a couple of times. Most of her energy/the food she eats is devoted to the parasite attached to her without her knowledge, and from time to time she couldn’t find enough to keep herself well-sustained along with her “eggs”. ғᴏᴏᴅ: Meat, of any kind. Also has a fondness for certain fruits, but hasn’t really eaten much of that since she was a little crab and has grown too big for average-sized fruits to even be big enough for a small snack unless in huge quantities. ʜᴀᴅ sᴇx: No ʜᴀᴅ sᴇx ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ: No ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ: Not really, but believes she has (the parasite) ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ᴀ ʙᴏʏ: Yes ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ: Yes ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏs: No ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴘɪᴇʀᴄɪɴɢs: No sᴍᴏᴋᴇᴅ/ᴅʀᴀɴᴋ/ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀᴜɢs: Nope ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ: Yes ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ: Yes ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ: No sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ 24 ʜᴏᴜʀs: Yes (guarding eggs just about everybody wants to destroy is a full-time job. This lady doesn’t get to relax much. Get some sleep, Itoito.) ᴀ ᴠɪʀɢɪɴ: Yes (and considering what that parasite did, likely won’t ever be able to change that) ᴀ ᴄᴜᴅᴅʟᴇʀ: Not really. Her mates could convince her into it without much effort, though. ᴀ ᴋɪssᴇʀ: Also not really, except occasionally (like when Kai first asked her to be his mate) sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ: No ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜs ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ: No ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ: Yes, but that trust has to be mutual - if she doesn’t trust you you probably shouldn’t count on her. sɪɴɢʟᴇ: No ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴀɴ: Yeah, kinda ʜᴀʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs: No ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ sᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇ: No ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ sᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇ: No ғᴇᴀʀs: Losing her eggs, unfamiliar monsters (never know when they might be out to harm her), those she gives her trust turning on her, monster birds (had a pretty nasty close call with one of those in the past).  sɪʙʟɪɴɢs: Probably has a ton of siblings, but doesn’t personally know/remember any of them ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs: Doesn’t remember them ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ: None ᴘᴇᴛ(s): None

Tagged by/Stolen from: @jays-fictional-fun​ (technically, she just said anyone)

Kaitiaki sighed in relief... Good. They could get going to the Grove now, where they’d be safe... or, if not completely safe, at least have a bit more protection.

He crawled over to his mates, and one by one, he pressed his head up underneath their chins, and purred softly... A small gesture to help calm them down, and silently say ‘I love you.’

“Either way, we’re... we’re going to make sure you two are out of harm’s way,” he assured them. “It’s going to... be okay...”

There was a strange calm in his voice again... Perhaps the seriousness of the situation, or... something else. But regardless, he adjusted his pack on his shell and gestured for them to follow him.

Harakore let out the occasional whimper, but other than that, she was extremely quiet. She felt like escaping. Hiding away. Hell, she felt like going far away, dropping her eggs off somewhere, and just start a new life on her own.